Improvement in trunk-lid supports



R. W. VANNEMAN.

Trunk-Lid Supports.

Patented Feb. 3.1874.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIoEo RICHARD W. VANNEMAN, OF PHILADELPHIA,PENNSYLVANIA.

IMPROVEMENT IN TRUNK-L|D SUPPORTS.

Specification tbrlning part of Letters Patent No. 147,082, datedFebruary 3, 1874; application filed June 17, 1873.

To all who-m t may concern: Y

Be it known that I, RICHARD W. VANNE- MAN, of Philadelphia, in thecounty of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania., have in ventedcertain new and useful Improvements in TrunkeLid Supports and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- actdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it pertainsto make and use it, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, which form part of this speciiication.

In the drawings, Figure l is a vertical transverse section of part of atrunk provided with my improved lid-supporter. Fig. 2 is a front view ofsupporter applied. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of supporter.

A represents a section of the trunk-body, and B a section of the lid. Cis the lid-supporter, which is fastened to the trunk by a single screw,d, and to the lid by means of a clip, E, which is secured by screws c c.The clip E is of the form shown, having an extension or lip, E', fromwhich extends a screw or pin, c', which lslides in the groove c in thesupporter C. This groove is beveled or countersunk, as shown plainly inFig. 3 in the drawing, so as to prevent the head of the screw e fromextending beyond the side of the supporter and coming in contact withthe tray. The upper end of the groove c terminates in two notches, c1o2, in the former of' which the screw e rests when the trunk-lid isfully opened, the object of the latter being to prevent the lid fromcoming down suddenly from an accidental or careless touch upon the backof the supporter, as might frequently happen with children. Under suchcircumstance the screw e would engage with the notch c2, and the lidwould thus be fully supported and danger avoided.

- I design using two supporters for each trunk lid, but only one of themwill be provided with the notches cl o2,- the other will have simply agroove, c.

In order to prevent the eXtreme end of the supporter C from coming intocontact with the cleat D, upon which the tray rests, I bend orV I designforming the supporter of metal, and, l

in order to combine elegance, lightness, and strength, it is providedwith a brace, c5. The screw d should be inserted just a sufcientdistance from the top line of the trunk to bring the brace and outer endof the supporter in the same place. It would also probably be better tolocate said screw d such a distance from the rear wall of the trunk thata line dropped from the screw e would fall back of the said screw d-inother words, that the supporter should incline rearwardly when the lidis fully opened.

That I claim as my invention is l. In a trunk-lid supporter, the ridgec4, for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with the supporter C, having the curve c and ridge c,the clip c formed of a bent plate having the lip E and screw or pin c',substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set Iny handthis 9th day of June, 1873.

RICHARD W. VANNEMAN. I'Vitnesses:

GEO. C. SIIELMERDINE, J. DANI.. OoNNoLLY.

